dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to pretend; to act (as if)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to increase in value; to gain prestige
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
interference; intervention; meddling
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
all-out attack; general offensive
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
power; authority; jurisdiction
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever